Register.



Patented Aug. 7, I900.

J. A. BBYNIE.

R E G IS 1'- (Application filed Mar. 20, 1900.)

2 SheetsSheat (No Model.)

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.A UORJIE vs lumen. u. c.

Patented Aug. 7, I900. J. A. BRYNIE.

R E G l S T E R (Application filed. Mar. 20, 1900.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

(No Model.)

WIT/7538f A HORNE 78 JENS ANDERSEN BRYNIE, OF S'IAVANGER, NORWAY.

REGISTER.

srncrrroarron forming part f Letters Patent No. 655,1 2, dated August *7. 1900- Applicatien filed March 0,1900. seam No, 9,430. on model) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ENS ANDERSEN BRYNIE,

a citizen of the Kingdom of Norway, residingat Stavanger, Norway, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Registers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to apparatus for automatically counting or registering thenumber of collies (bags, casks, boxes, as.) which are loaded or unloaded by means of a rope or chain running over a sheave or by other similar hoisting apparatus.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and never-failing apparatus of this kind which may be easily secured to the yoke or carrier of the sheave over which the rope or chain runs. With this object in view my invention consists in the combinationof parts and in the special arrangements and constructions hereinafter to be described with reference to annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view of the up per part of a sheave, onthe yoke of which my improved apparatus is secured, the latter being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an end View of Fig. 1-, partly in section, only the rim part of the sheave being shown. Fig. 3 is a top view, partly in section. Figs. 4 and 5 are details.

1 is the rope or chain wheel, 2 the rope, and 3 a short sleeve or ring secured by suitable means to the rope. The wheel has its bearings in a yoke or carrier, which in the example shown is composed of two side irons 4 4 and a cross-piece 5, riveted to the side irons at the top and carrying the swivel bolt 6. The structural part or frame of my apparatus is preferably formed out of plates 11 and 12, placed one on the front and one on the rear face of the yoke and held together by means of a bolt 10, the latter being riveted to the plate 11, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and having a central square part 13. This central part is provided with a housing 14, which is somewhat wider than the bolt and is fastened to the same by means of a screw 15. There is a slot 16 going in a vertical direction through the bottom wall of the housing 14.

Within this slot is placed a swinging arm 20, carried by a pivot-pin 21, to which the arm is fastened by means'of a screw 22 or in other suitable way. The pivot-pin 21 projects on each side of the square 18. On one side it is slotted, and in this slot is inserted the end 23 of a spring 24, the other end 25 of which rests on the floor of the housing, so that the spring will have a tendency to keep the pivot-pin and the arm 20 in the normal position, as shown. The other end of the pivot-pin 21 is also slotted, this slot being, however, of peculiar form, having a central circular part 26 and peripheral sector-shaped part 27. this slot is'inserted the end of spring-arm 30, having, preferably, the form shown in Fig. 1. Its inner end is provided with a circular head 31, which corresponds with the above-mentioned circular part 26 of the recess or slot in the end of the pivot-pin and so forms center around which the spring-arm may swing or oscillate to a certain extent. The straight outer end 32 of the spring-arm passes out through a slot in the plate 11 and into a cas ing 40. Within this casing the recorder is placed. This being of any well-known and ordinary construction it is not shown in the drawings, as the working and construction of my apparatus may be fully understoodwithout describing such recording apparatus.

In the drawings is shown an arm 41, pivoted at 42 within the casing 40. This arm: represents an arm belonging to the recording apparatus and is connected in any suitable manner with a spring-for instance, as 43which tends to hold the arm in its upper normal po sition, as shown. I prefer to utilize this arm as a bell-hammer, it being provided with an extension 44, projecting through the casing and carrying the head 45, which strikes the bell 46.

My apparatus works as follows: When the tug 3 passes over the top of the sheave or wheel 1, it will strike the lower end of the arm 20, the latter will be carried to the left, and the spring-arm 30 will be swung downwardly-,takin gthe arm 41 with it. Thereby theregisterin g apparatus will be turned one number forward, (the numbers are visible behind the opening or glass 47,) whereupon when the knot 3 has passed the arm 20 the latter returns at once to its normal position under the action of the spring 2st, and the springarm is thereupon lifted up to its normal position by the arm ll, which is under the tension of the spring 43. The bell will then sound. IVhen the rope runs back in the opposite direction, the knot 3 Will again strike the arm 20; but on account of the peculiar manner in which the arm 20 and the arm 30 are connected With each other, as

, above described, the arm 20 may move to the right Without taking the spring-arm 30 along with it.

If instead of a rope 1 achain is used, I prefer instead of a sleeve 3 to provide the chain with two neighboring links of greater width or transversal diameter than the other links, so that one of these links Will project up Wardly sufficiently to strike the arm 20,01 I may form the necessary lug or projection in any other suitable manner.

I claim-- 1. The combination with a sheave-block and sheave, of a register mechanism exposed at one side of the sheave-block, a bolt for securing the same in position extending through the opening in the block above the sheave, a pivot-pin extending transversely of the bolt, swinging arm depending therefrom into proximity to the rim of the sheave, a stop to coact with said arm, and means carried by the pin to operate the register mechanism, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a sheave-block and sheave, of a register mechanism exposed at one side of the sheave-block, a bolt for securing the samein position, a pivot-pin extending therethrongh, a swing-arm secured thereto, an operatingarm also carried by the pin at one end of the same, said pin having movement in one direction independent of said arm, and means for operating said arm, substantially as described.

In combination, with the registering mechanism the pulley-yoke, plates 11 and 12 fitting the yoke, a bolt 10 passing through the plates for securing them to the yoke, said bolt having a central square part 13, a surround ing casing 14 and means for operating the registering mechanism, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two Witnesses.

JENS ANDERSEN BRYNIE.

\Vitnesscs:

JAoon llivii'rvic, Gnnrna U. Fonnmjrnon, 

